Arkema sponsors the 16th PPI Market Pulp Conference that will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on April 6-7, 2008.

The PPI Market Pulp Conference is the largest event dedicated exclusively to the business of market pulp, and sector economists as well as leading industry experts will provide, to more than 300 delegates, insights on European pulp and paper industry timely issues and challenges.   

Arkema’s Hydrogen Peroxide Business Unit sponsorship to the PPI Market Pulp Conference underlines the sustained company’s commitment to the pulp and paper industry.

For more information on the 16th PPI Market Pulp Conference,

click on http://www.risiinfo.com/events/market_pulp/index.html

Arkema holds leadership positions in its principal markets. Arkema is a major supplier of bleaching products to the paper industry, with hydrogen peroxide and sodium chlorate production plants in Asia, Europe and North America.

A global chemical player, Arkema consists of 3 coherent and related business segments: Vinyl Products, Industrial Chemicals, and Performance Products. Present in over 40 countries with 15,200 employees, Arkema achieves sales of 5.7 billion euros. With its 6 research centers in France, the United States and Japan, and internationally recognized brands, Arkema holds leadership positions in its principal markets.